The guided pathways reform movement promises to redesign community colleges to improve student achievement by restructuring students' journeys through an institution. As colleges implement these reforms, they must engage an overworked faculty fatigued by change initiatives that have been implemented with varying degrees of faculty participation…

This study examined how Directors of Admissions informed, conceptualized, and delivered a response to summer melt in the admissions enrollment process, if at all. Semi structured interviews were conducted with eight Directors of Admissions and/or their designee throughout small-medium sized private institutions in New England, chosen through…

Best practices for video-assisted debriefing (VAD) technology use cannot be developed because the characteristics of VAD that lead to successful debriefing have not been identified. The purpose of this qualitative, multiple-case study with embedded units sought to employ observation, participant interviews, and documentation review in exploring…

Dance programs in higher education have become progressively interested in establishing community-campus partnerships as a means of minimizing the research to practice gap, leveraging resources, and supporting community progress. Limited research has been published on the best practices and types of relationships that exist between leaders who…

This problem solution narrative inquiry explored how expectancy-value theory impacts teachers' decisions during dialogic discussions. This paper delved into challenging moments teachers faced during dialogic discussion implementation. The purpose was to use this data to better inform the development of teacher-centered and more supportive…

Social, economic, political, and commercial forces are driving the current school transformation agenda; as a result, principals are under direct pressures to improve schools. Principals are expected to be the instructional leaders, to address unending mandates, and to produce immediate improvements in student achievement. Federal initiatives and…

This chapter provides an overview of three assessment scholars whose work influenced the articles contained in this volume.

This article describes the components of a program outcomes assessment model based on best practices that can be applied to improve the program review process in institutions of higher education.

It is time to say goodbye to "sit-and-get, one-size-fits-all" PD sessions and embrace professional learning that meets the needs of all teachers. Allison Rodman's "Personalized Professional Learning" provides district and school administrators with a roadmap for transforming existing professional development programs into more…

This article offers a semester-long approach to using generative AI in the public-speaking course. Using critical communication pedagogy, the authors provide practices to navigate the turbulence that has followed the emergence of publicly available generative AI tools. These tools have received negative attention because of their potential to…

Purpose: Service-learning (SL) is a widely accepted pedagogy that can enrich the learning experience for students in higher education while they apply their skills in a meaningful community service. This research is part of a larger project that aimed to motivate educational achievement among youths living in a priority neighborhood through SL.…

Purpose: Interprofessional practice requires regular communication between professionals from different disciplines using shared terminology. Within schools, many professionals are tasked with supporting children with language disorders, namely, developmental language disorder (DLD) and/or dyslexia. Limited information exists as to (a) how…

AVIOR, an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership, aimed to narrow the achievement gap between native and non-native pupils in Europe. European partners collaborated to provide bilingual literacy and numeracy materials for primary school's children aged 4-8. Additionally, they shared best practices on creating inclusive multilingual classrooms among…

Analytical thinking skills were an essential learning process for primary students. The research objectives were to 1) study the current condition, problems, and good practices regarding teaching and learning. 2) develop a blended instructional model using the inquiry process with digital games to enhance analytical thinking skills for elementary…

Between 2018 and 2020, eight teachers were involved in a two-year programme of visual-arts focused Creative Professional Development (CPD), delivered in partnership by the organisation Berwick Visual Arts (BVA) and Northumbria University. The overall challenge was to increase cultural leadership; with broader aims to engage North Northumberland…